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Master Vintner wine making kits

Master Vintner wine equipment starter kits, Winemaker's Reserve 6-gallon ingredient kits, Weekday Wine beginner kits and the Fresh Harvest 1-gallon fruit wine kit.

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What Master Vintner makes in our catalogue

Master Vintner splits wine making into equipment and ingredients. The Wine Making Starter Kit is 6-gallon equipment designed for recipe kits; you still need a wine ingredient kit and bottles. The Winemaker's Reserve line supplies those ingredients for 6 gal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay (10 L), Riesling (10 L) and Sangiovese (10 L, red); each still needs winemaking equipment.

For smaller starts, Weekday Wine kits (Cabernet Starter, Shiraz Beginner) are gallon-scale equipment and recipe kits; batch size is not listed on those listings. The Fresh Harvest 1 gal Fruit Wine Kit bundles equipment and additives; you add fresh fruit.

Who Master Vintner suits

  • First-time winemakers who want equipment and recipe kits that match
  • Beer brewers adding wine to the same space
  • Fruit growers turning a harvest into 1 gallon of wine

Most kits include sulfite as a stabilizer. Tell sulfite-sensitive guests, and note that federal household limits for wine match those for beer.

Sulfites and sensitive guestsCampden tablets and potassium metabisulfite add sulfites. Commercial wine at 10 ppm or more must say “Contains sulfites”; home wine is not labeled, so tell sulfite-sensitive guests (often people with asthma).Source: TTB: sulfite declaration

Alternatives from other brands

Winexpert's Classic Riesling is a 6-gallon alternative, RJ Spagnols En Primeur Super Tuscan includes grape skins, Wild Grapes sells a 6-gallon equipment kit, and Craft A Brew's 1-gallon Cabernet Sauvignon kit suits small spaces.

ABV calculatorWine ABV with the high-gravity formula.

Before you buy

Buy equipment and ingredients as a matched pair: a 6-gallon starter kit with a 6-gallon ingredient kit. Add about 30 bottles of 750 mL, corks and a corker. Check the kit's timeline, since reds often benefit from extra aging before you drink them.

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Master Vintner: questions

What do I need with the Master Vintner Wine Making Starter Kit?
A wine ingredient kit and bottles (plus corks and a corker), per the listing.
How much wine does a Winemaker's Reserve kit make?
6 gal, which is about 30 standard 750 mL bottles, so plan bottles and corks to match.
What does the Fresh Harvest kit need?
Fresh fruit. The kit supplies 1-gallon equipment and additives.
What is an alternative to Master Vintner?
Winexpert, RJ Spagnols, Fontana and Wild Grapes kits, or Craft A Brew's 1-gallon wine kits.